The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-04-28
GENERAL GRANT.
A Plan for Erecting a Monument to His
Memory.
Appeal for Contributions from the Grand
Army, Sons Of Veterans and the
Womans Relief COrps--
Meetings Called.

The following circular issued by the
Commander-in Chief from the headQuar
tsrs Of the Grand Army of the Republic
the DEMOCRAT has been requested 10
publish by the g. A. &. OF this city:
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS,
GRAND ARMY OF TIE REPUBLIC
MADISON, Wis, April %, 1887
General Orders No. 10:
l. The Twentieth National EncRmp-
ment having under consideration the
action Of the Commander In Chief touch
Ing the matter OF creating fund for
the erection of q suitable memorial to
our late cOmrade, q. 8. Grant. approved
the same, and directed resumption OF
effort with q view to rRisi & through the
organisation of tho Grand Army OF the
Republic fund of not less than 800, 900
fer the erection Of such memorial; and
the following resolutions were unant-
MOusly adopted:
"That there be created committee
to bs known as the Grant Memorial
Committee, to be composed Of one men,
Der from eachDepRrtment and the Com.
mander in Chief elected, who shall be
chairman of said committee, whose
duties 1t shall be to supervise the crea-
tiOn Of fund for the erection Of a suit
able memorial at the capital Of the
United States"
"That the COmmander-in Chief be en-
powered to select from said committee
an executive committee Of nine"
II. In accordance with the duty so I'm
posed the following committees are an
nOunced:
OhiO-H. G. Lloyd, Cincinnati, Ohio,
Executive Committee.
IS. B1rdette, chairman, Washington,
D..
III. The COmmsnder-in Chief, In his
general official capacity and chairman
OF said Memorial Committee, invites and
sOlicits the active cooperation and aid
OF his comrades and the Department
Commanders In the prosecution of this
noble purpose. which by the action of
our supreme Legislative body has been
made the concern Of our whole great
COmradeship.
The sympathetic aid and cooperation
Of the WOman's Relief Corps ts earn
estly invited. The Sons of Veterans
may find in this effort Of the Grand
Army proper field for the exercise of
their youthful exertiOns. As the object
is abundangly worthy the patriotic pur-
poses of their organization, to the end
that there may be unity of purpose and
early action, 1t Is suggested that the
9th day of April, which will be the
sixty fifth anniversary Of the birth Of
our departed cOmrade, every Post of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, at some
convenient hour, assemble either singly
or In union with other posts, and inVlt
ing their fellow citizens to meet with
them, hold feast of patriotism; and
theTeupon solicit and receive for the
purpose Of the memorial, such cOntribu
tiOns as grateful memory and abiding
affection may put into the heart Of each
to give.
II such exercises On that day shall re-
suit in it's observance on each succeed !
ing year, thus placing beside the name
of Washington, the founder, the name |
of Grant, the preserver. of the Republic,
for annual remembrance by all his fel" |
lOW.citiZens, the Grand Army will have |
perform yet another service for their |
own generation and those yet to come. |
The newspaper press friendly to the
undertaking isrequested to lend its aid,
by giving currency to the plan and end |
here pr posed.
By command of
LUCIUs FAIRCHILD
COmmander-in.C Chief.
Ri GRAY, AdjutsutlGeners
Official: K. +. TAGGART,
A. 0. g.. Dept of Ohio.